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Dr Zahi Hawass will be lecturing in Turin, Italy, on 28 May 2015 on the occasion of "Tributo all'Egitto", an all-day event organised by the cultural association Seshat International and sponsored by the Egyptian Tourism Authority in Rome in collaboration with other associations, companies, and institutions, including the Egyptian Embassy in Italy. The day will begin…

With the support of the Embassy of Hungary in Cairo, OKAH Egypt and OKAH Hungary companies present the lecture "Pyramids, Mummies, and Cleopatra: Recent Discoveries" by renowned Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass, with a welcoming speech by His Excellency István Íjgyártó, State Secretary for Cultural Affairs at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.…

The Minister of Antiquities, Dr. Mamdouh Eldamaty, declared the discovery of the lower part of a royal statue carved with the name of King "Sahure", second of the fifth Dynasty Kings of the Old Kingdom. The discovery was made during excavations by the "Royal Art Museum" Belgian Mission in the Elkab Area, northern Edfu (Aswan…

Today the Ministry of Antiquities reopened to the public two important Old Kingdom tombs at the western cemetery, in the Pyramids Archaeological Area, Giza. The first tomb belongs to a person named "Emery" who holds the title "Priest of King Khufu", while the second one belongs to his eldest son "Neferebau Ptah". The two tombs were…

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